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Wind Advisory 6, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

February 28, 201117 counties in North Carolina; Rabun County, Georgia

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this wind advisory at Feb 28, 2011, 3:46 AM EST for 17 counties in North Carolina; Rabun County, Georgia. It took effect at Feb 28, 2011, 6:00 AM EST. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 28, 2011, 3:46 AM EST (08:46 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 28, 2011, 6:00 AM EST
Expired
Feb 28, 2011, 6:00 PM EST
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

Counties Rabun County, GA, Avery County, NC, Buncombe County, NC, Burke County, NC, Caldwell County, NC, Graham County, NC, Haywood County, NC, Henderson County, NC, Jackson County, NC, Macon County, NC, Madison County, NC, McDowell County, NC, Mitchell County, NC, Polk County, NC, Rutherford County, NC, Swain County, NC, Transylvania County, NC, Yancey County, NC

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 00:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 250 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 00:00Z on 2011-02-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 7 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 00:00Z on 2011-02-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 114 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
7 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-136 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1463 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
48 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
114 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
276 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

094 
WWUS72 KGSP 280846
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
346 AM EST MON FEB 28 2011

...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND
NORTHEAST GEORGIA TODAY...

NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-281700-
/O.NEW.KGSP.WI.Y.0006.110228T1100Z-110228T2300Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.LW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-110228T1100Z/
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-
NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-
CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...BRYSON CITY...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...
HENDERSONVILLE
346 AM EST MON FEB 28 2011

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS
MORNING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING.
A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS
MORNING. 

* LOCATIONS...NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS.

* HAZARDS...GUSTY WINDS OVER AREA LAKES.

* TIMING...THROUGH 6 PM EST.

* WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...INCREASED WAVE HEIGHTS...AND A FEW DOWNED TREE LIMBS
  AND POWER LINES POSSIBLE. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED
  OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP
ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

GAZ010-281700-
/O.NEW.KGSP.WI.Y.0006.110228T1100Z-110228T2300Z/
RABUN-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CLAYTON
346 AM EST MON FEB 28 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING.

* HAZARDS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS.

* TIMING...FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM TODAY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND
  FEW POWER LINES. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED OVER THE
  HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

GAZ017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504-506-
508-510-SCZ001>014-019-281700-
/O.EXB.KGSP.LW.Y.0009.110228T1100Z-110228T2300Z/
HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-
CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-
UNION NC-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-
PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-
GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-
ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA...HARTWELL...
ELBERTON...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...SALISBURY...
SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...MONROE...
GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...
ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...GREENWOOD
346 AM EST MON FEB 28 2011

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING. 

* LOCATIONS...THE PIEDMONT OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST
  GEORGIA.

* HAZARDS...GUSTY WINDS OVER AREA LAKES.

* TIMING...FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM TODAY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* IMPACTS...INCREASED WAVE HEIGHTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP
ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
846 
WWUS72 KGSP 281126
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
626 AM EST MON FEB 28 2011

...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND
NORTHEAST GEORGIA TODAY...

NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-281930-
/O.EXP.KGSP.LW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-110228T1100Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-110228T2300Z/
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-
NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-
CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...BRYSON CITY...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...
HENDERSONVILLE
626 AM EST MON FEB 28 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND ADVISORY
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATIONS...NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS.

* HAZARDS...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS.

* TIMING...THROUGH 6 PM EST.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...INCREASED WAVE HEIGHTS...AND A FEW DOWNED TREE LIMBS
  AND POWER LINES POSSIBLE. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED
  OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

GAZ010-281930-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-110228T2300Z/
RABUN-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CLAYTON
626 AM EST MON FEB 28 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. 

* HAZARDS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS.

* TIMING...FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM TODAY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND 
  FEW POWER LINES. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED OVER THE 
  HIGHER ELEVATIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

GAZ017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504-506-
508-510-SCZ001>014-019-281930-
/O.CON.KGSP.LW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-110228T2300Z/
HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-
CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-
UNION NC-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-
PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-
GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-
ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA...HARTWELL...
ELBERTON...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...SALISBURY...
SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...MONROE...
GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...
ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...GREENWOOD
626 AM EST MON FEB 28 2011

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING. 

* LOCATIONS...THE PIEDMONT OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND 
  NORTHEAST GEORGIA. 

* HAZARDS...GUSTY WINDS OVER AREA LAKES.

* TIMING...FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM TODAY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* IMPACTS...INCREASED WAVE HEIGHTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP
ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING.

&&

$$
057 
WWUS72 KGSP 281906
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
206 PM EST MON FEB 28 2011

...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND
NORTHEAST GEORGIA TODAY...

GAZ010-NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-282300-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-110228T2300Z/
RABUN-AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-
NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-
CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...
BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...
BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE
206 PM EST MON FEB 28 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATIONS...NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS.

* HAZARDS...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS.

* TIMING...UNTIL 6 PM EST.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...A FEW DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES POSSIBLE.
  SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

GAZ017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504-506-
508-510-SCZ001>014-019-282300-
/O.CON.KGSP.LW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-110228T2300Z/
HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-
CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-
UNION NC-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-
PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-
GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-
ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA...HARTWELL...
ELBERTON...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...SALISBURY...
SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...MONROE...
GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...
ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...GREENWOOD
206 PM EST MON FEB 28 2011

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING. 

* LOCATIONS...THE PIEDMONT OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND 
  NORTHEAST GEORGIA. 

* HAZARDS...GUSTY WINDS OVER AREA LAKES.

* TIMING...UNTIL 6 PM TODAY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* IMPACTS...INCREASED WAVE HEIGHTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP
ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING.

&&

$$
089 
WWUS72 KGSP 282212
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
512 PM EST MON FEB 28 2011

...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND
NORTHEAST GEORGIA INTO THIS EVENING...

GAZ017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504-506-
508-510-SCZ001>014-019-010100-
/O.EXT.KGSP.LW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-110301T0100Z/
HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-
CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-
UNION NC-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-
PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-
GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-
ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA...HARTWELL...
ELBERTON...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...SALISBURY...
SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...MONROE...
GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...
ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...GREENWOOD
512 PM EST MON FEB 28 2011

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING...

THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS
EVENING. 

* LOCATIONS...THE PIEDMONT OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND 
  NORTHEAST GEORGIA. 

* HAZARDS...GUSTY WINDS OVER AREA LAKES.

* TIMING...UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* IMPACTS...INCREASED WAVE HEIGHTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP
ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING.

&&

$$

GAZ010-NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-282315-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-110228T2300Z/
RABUN-AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-
NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-
CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...
BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...
BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE
512 PM EST MON FEB 28 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATIONS...NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS.

* HAZARDS...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS.

* TIMING...UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...A FEW DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES POSSIBLE. 
  SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
07

The office that day

Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 27, 8:21 PM ESTLake Wind AdvisoryGSPAlexander, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell and 22 more23 hr
Feb 28, 1:25 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementGSPAvery35 min
Feb 28, 2:30 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPMadison, Mitchell, Yancey45 min
Feb 28, 3:14 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPGraham, Swain61 min
Feb 28, 3:50 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementGSPBurke, McDowell25 min
Feb 28, 3:57 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPJackson, Macon, Transylvania63 min
Feb 28, 4:09 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPAlexander, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland, Lincoln and 2 more66 min
Feb 28, 4:38 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPHenderson, Polk, Rutherford, Transylvania67 min
Feb 28, 4:39 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPAlexander, Catawba, Iredell38 min
Feb 28, 4:59 PM ESTTornado WarningGSPIredell, Rowan17 min
Feb 28, 5:08 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPDavie, Iredell, Rowan32 min
Feb 28, 5:45 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementGSPCabarrus, Mecklenburg, Union45 min
Feb 28, 6:06 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPCabarrus, Mecklenburg, Union54 min
Feb 28, 5:21 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementGSPFranklin, Hart, Stephens39 min
Feb 28, 5:50 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPElbert, Franklin, Hart55 min

Nearby

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.